By Paul NicholsonJuly 31 - CONCACAF has moved swiftly to set up a review of its refereeing department following the bitter and very public complaints of Panama and Costa Rica about the standard of officiating at the just completed Gold Cup.

By Ben NicholsonJuly 31 - MLS Commissioner Don Garber took the opportunity at the recent MLS All-Star game to show that, on the league's 20th anniversary season, the MLS is a forward thinking enterprise. His half time comments indicated the league is seeking to evolve with technological growth and its own popularity growth.

By Alexander KrassimirovJuly 31 – They may have been dropped to the amateur leagues and non-professional status, but Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia is still pulling in commercial interest and has signed a contract with Italian sportswear company Lotto. The appareil brand will replace another Italian company, Legea.

By Andrew WarshawJuly 30 - Twenty-four hours after declaring he was running for FIFA president, UEFA chief Michel Platini has learned the identity of his first rival for the job, with former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon saying he too intends to throw his hat into the ring to take over from Sepp Blatter on February 26.

By Andrew WarshawJuly 30 - As FIFA prepares to put in place a raft of reforms designed to clean up the organisation in the post-Sepp Blatter era, the South American Confederation (CONMEBOL) has struck first by introducing almost identical measures.

"If you add up the amounts clubs have spent in the last three or four years I think maybe you will find a surprise."Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho sat in the press conference with his arms folded. His bottom lip was pouting. This was the face of a child whose daddy had told him he was not allowed a lollipop. For the world's top managers, and the habitually successful Portuguese is certainly one of them, the football transfer market has all the thrills of the sweetshop for a schoolchild. But for the Chelsea manager this summer, there has been no sugar rush.

By Jaroslaw AdamowskiJuly 30 - Serbian Members of Parliament (MPs) have been discussing measures to combat match-fixing which has plagued the top tier of the country's league. Some of the proposals put forward by local politicians include the much-awaited privatisation of state-owned clubs, introducing stricter regulations, as well as suspending the league.

By Ben NicholsonJuly 30 - The MLS All-Star game is a peculiarity of the US soccer calendar that is unique in world football. This years opponents for the MLS side were Premier League Tottenham Hotspur who lost 2-1 to goals by two of the older player on the pitch - Kaká and David Villa.

By Mark BaberJuly 30 - Premier League newcomers AFC Bournemouth have agreed a stadium naming rights deal with health care provider Vitality, part of South Africa-based Discovery Limited. The 11,700-capacity Dean Court, the smallest ground ever in the Premier League, will be called the Vitality Stadium.

By Alexander KrassimirovJuly 30 - Bulgarian champions Ludogorets are building for the future and have launched a new stage in the modernisation of their training facilities, just a few months after the club from Razgrad opened a new grandstand at its stadium.